Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See harquebus, harquebusier.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
obsolete matchlock firearm
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Etymologies
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Examples
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He fought the Mohawk and Onondaga with wooden armor and an early firearm called the arquebus
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Calling it an "arquebus" would be stretching the point.
The Shadow Of The Lion Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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However, the arquebus had a faster rate of fire than the most powerful crossbow, had a shorter learning curve than a longbow, and was more powerful than either.
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Bottom line: Crossbow has the best range, longbow has the best rate of fire and arquebus has the best damage dice coupled with ease of use.
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In terms of accuracy, the arquebus was unable to match the accuracy of a bow in the hands of a highly-skilled archer.
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If you are not hunting with a match-lock arquebus, while wearing hose and a whale bone corset, you're not a "traditionalist."
Electrifying Muzzleloaders: CVA's New Electronic Ignition System 2007
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Even before they got within arquebus shot the Venetian line seemed to waver under the accurate fire of the Spanish guns.
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Meantime, the Spanish Colunellas, in which the Spanish put most of their faith, approached the Venetian line of arquebus and cannon defending the hill and central wood.
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Four front row stands of arquebus backed by two stands of sword and buckler men and two stands of pike the latter placed centrally.
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C: 2 Colunella, 1 unit Italian arquebus (SK), 1 unit mounted crossbows (SK).
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chained_bear commented on the word arquebus
See also harquebuss; compare harquebus: “an old piece of fire-arm resembling a musket, and supported by a rest.�? (citation in Historical Military Terms list description)
October 10, 2008